News From the Americas
Inheriting Bush’s Mess - Political Opinion
So far, the 2008 election has focused on growing challenges at home, including the fallout from the sub-prime mortgage crisis, escalating gas prices, and health care for millions of uninsured. But another leading policy challenge for the next administration is cleaning up the mess from the Bush administration’s national security policies and making a clean break from the past seven years. Read the story »
News From Asia
Bomb Explosion Kills 11 in a Cafe in Ampara, Sri Lanka
A bomb has exploded in ‘City Café and Bake House’ on D.S. Senanayake St., Ampara Sri Lanka around 5.40 pm local time today (May 9). Eleven people are reported to have died and several others injured. Read the story »
News From Europe
UK Signs Up to New Global Approach in Protecting Children From Sexual Abuse
Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker today stepped up the Government’s commitment to the global protection of young people, having signed the Council of Europe’s Convention on the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse. The signature coincided with the second anniversary of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP). Read the story »
News From the Middle East
US Denies Arrest of Al-Masri, Al-Qaeda in Iraq Leader
A day after it was reported by Iraqi military spokesperson, Mohammed al-Askari, that Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri was arrested, the United States says he was not. Read the story »
News From Africa
Zimbabwe Threatens Banks with Closure Over Money Transfer Delays
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), the country’s central bank, has issued a stern warning to commercial banks failing to complete daily transactions on the local money transfer system, and threatened to close any financial institutions caught short-changing customers. Read the story »
Business News
Shahrukh Khan Launches the First Reebok Knight Riders Store in Kolkata
Reebok India today made history of sorts by creating a moment that brought sports and stardom together. The official merchandise partner for Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL team owned by Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan, Reebok struck a chord with all enthusiastic cricket fans, as it invited Shahrukh to open its first Knight Riders store on Sarat Bose Road in Kolkata. Read the story »
Entertainment
Child Flies High with Darsheel Safary on the CoverCHILD, the second issue of the new English monthly parenting magazine in India, hit the stands today with Darsheel Safary. The star...
Madonna’s Yummy ‘STICKY & SWEET’ TOUR Itinerary Unwrapped for FansMadonna has announced more non-stop treats for her fans. Following the latest news that “HARD CANDY” has debuted at Number...
Science and Technology
Wind Farms Improve Scenery - If Built InlandWind farms generally improve the scenery of locations that were not that picturesque to begin with. According to a study in Geographical...
NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine TestsNASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power...
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U.K. Department for Environment, Food And Rural Affairs Approves G.M. Potato Trials US Legislature Adopts Bill to Take Mandela, ANC Off Terror List Bomb Explosion Kills 11 in a Cafe in Ampara, Sri Lanka Kenya Foreign Minister Urges Zimbabwe to Adhere to Democracy HSE Safety Alert: Explosion Risk From Redundant Domestic Back Boilers
